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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 88108

A fluid sample, such as from a cyst, joint, or body cavity, is processed using a technique that concentrates the cells onto a slide for examination, and then reviewed by a pathologist under a microscope. This method helps ensure that even a small number of cells in a dilute fluid sample can be adequately evaluated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Sample Concentration and Review cost?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $75.86.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $48 to $110Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $48 to $126
$50$100facility $65professional $54

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$85.11

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 37th of 51

$58.88

MN $145OK $44.67

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.